Kierra Huff
Mr. Cooper
SOC 213
October 17, 2012
Observation 9
I. Becoming a Parent
a. About 72 percent of American adults have children, but almost half of all U.S.
Pregnancies are unintended (Benokraitis, 292).
b. Parenthood is important rite of passage.

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Kierra Huff
Mr. Cooper
SOC 213
Observation 3
I. The Increasing Diversity of U.S. families
1. Cultural Pluralism: maintaining many aspects of ones original culture, including
using ones own language and marrying within ones own ethnic group
(Benokrait

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Kierra Huff
Mr. Cooper
Soc 213
August 16, 2012
Observation One
I. Family
a. An intimate group of two or more people who live together in a committed relationship
care for one another and any children, and share activities and close emotional ties
(Be